Getting IPv6 Address Space: The Easy Part of Your Deployment
Nathalie Trenaman
RIPE NCC Trainer
V6 World Congress, 8 February 2012
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About the RIPE NCC
• One of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIR)
• The RIPE NCC service region covers Europe, the Middle East and parts of central Asia
• Not-for-profit association, based in Amsterdam
• Funded from the membership fee
• 7,800 members throughout the region
• Neutral, impartial, open and transparent
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The five RIRs
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IPv4?
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Where are we?
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RIPE NCC IPv4 Available Pool
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IPv4 Depletion Worldwide
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AfriNIC RIPE NCC LACNIC ARIN APNIC
IPv4 Pool in /8’s
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Getting your IPv6 allocation
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Getting an IPv6 allocation from the RIPE NCC
• To qualify, an organisation must:- Be an LIR - Have a plan for making assignments within two years
• Minimum allocation size /32
• Allocation size is based on customer numbers and growth, not on transition technique!
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RIPE Policy Proposal 2011-04
• Extension of the Minimum Size for IPv6 Initial Allocation
- Proposes initial allocation up to a /29- For example, for small LIRs to deploy IPv6 via 6RD
(RFC 5969)
• Proposal currently in Review Phase- The RIPE NCC is working on impact analysis
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Getting an IPv6 allocation from APNIC
• APNIC members with IPv4 resources managed by APNIC automatically qualify for an IPv6 allocation
• Minimum allocation size /32
• For larger allocations there are additional requirements
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Getting an IPv6 allocation from AfriNIC
• To qualify, an organisation must:- Be an LIR- Have a plan for making /48 assignments within one
year- Announce allocation as one single block- Show plan to provide IPv6 connectivity
• Minimum allocation size /32
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Getting an IPv6 allocation from ARIN
• To qualify, an organisation must:- Have an ARIN IPv4 allocation, or qualify for one- Multihome IPv6 allocation- Have a plan for minimum 50 assignments in five years
• Minimum allocation size /32- Unless a /36 is specifically requested
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Getting an IPv6 allocation from LACNIC
• To qualify, an organisation must:- Have a LACNIC IPv4 allocation and announce it OR:
- Be an LIR- Show plan to provide IPv6 connectivity- Announce IPv6 allocation in one year - Offer IPv6 services in LACNIC in two years
• Minimum allocation size /32
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Questions?
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